Friday, February 11, 2011

www.steverudeart.comGet your beautiful JONNY QUEST print from Steve Rude! This print looks as good as the original painting in every way! The print is $150 with free shipping. Enter code RICKBLOGTHX at checkout and get a free $5 STARBUCKS card and free shipping on any order over $50. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND this gorgous print!

Looks like CA is back and ROUND 2 says they have a major Super Hero license...so re-issue and new costumes are coming! I guess TOYS 'R" US will have them. THANKS to Chris Wolfson for sending this along.

My good friend Willie Ito was gracious enough to fill me in on his career and the late RANKIN/BASS animator Yusaku "Steve" Nakagawa (Who worked on specials like THE MOUSE ON THE MAYFLOWER at TOEI for RANKIN/BASS). Willie started at Walt Disney training under Iwao Takamoto, who at the time was Milt Kahl's assistant, working on Walt Disney's LADY AND THE TRAMP and this is where he met Steve Nakagawa. Willie went to work for Chuck Jones shortly after that and was invited back to Disney to work on SLEEPING BEAUTY BUT declined because working with Chuck was a great opportunity. Six years later, Bob Clampett was starting up his studio to produce THE BEANY & CECIL SHOW. The general buzz around the industry was theatrical cartoons were on their way out, especially since MGM shuffled their studio...hence HANNA-BARBERA was now on TV, so Willie decided to join Clampett and co. He completed a seasons worth of shows for ABC and had no renewal in sight. HANNA-BARBERA was now rolling and was preparing to go into production with THE JETSONS. Willie was invited to join the studio and when he started his first day, low and behold, there sat Iwao Takamoto at one desk and Jerry Eisenberg, who actually replaced Willie when he departed from Chuck Jones, sitting at another desk.

Arthur Rankin, Jr.

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RANKIN/BASS radio on WGN RADIO with my friend David Plier (VP of THE MUSEUM OF BROADCAST CHICAGO)

Easter Morning, 2013 LISTEN FOR MANY RANKIN/BASS HOLIDAY RADIO INTERVIEWS DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON OF 2014!

Rick's art portfolio page

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AVAILABLE NOW! Huge coffee table book with lots of color :) 4 Pounds of RANKIN/BASS!

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It's RANKIN/BASS' RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER's 50th Anniversary!

Rick is available for presentations, interviews and book signings! email Rickgoldsc@aol.com

Paul Coker, Jr. will be appearing with Patrick Owsley and myself November 14th, 2015

at the NORTH DALLAS COMIC CON!

CBS MORNING NEWS

with the restored RUDOLPH & SANTA ANIMAGIC figures

Great for Halloween or any Rankin/Bass' Mad Monster Party fan!

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WGN RADIO 720 AM

with my friend and host BILL LEFF

RANKIN/BASS' MAD MONSTER PARTY on BLU RAY now!

Featuring three documentaries: One featuring MAURY LAWS, another featuring MARK & SEAMUS from SCREEN-NOVELTIES and a MAKING OF Documentary featuring ARTHUR RANKIN, JR., The late, Great ALLEN SWIFT, DON DUGA and myself :)

BACKBEAT!

Ringo Starr LUDWIG kit!

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c. 1964 RANKIN/BASS PRODUCTIONS/RICK GOLDSCHMIDT ARCHIVES

HAPPY EASTER from THE ENCHANTED WORLD OF RANKIN/BASS!

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RANKIN/BASS' THE JACKSON FIVE SHOW

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KINDLE EDITION now up!

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WGN MORNING NEWS

with our good friend LARRY POTASH and his co-anchor Robin (Kevin Kriess from TIME AND SPACE TOYS is in blue)

About Me

I am the Historian/Biographer for the RANKIN/BASS Studios. I have also recorded three CDs, the first of which is called RICK GOLDSCHMIDT SINGS with members of the GIN BLOSSOMS and my band THE STARVING ARTISTS. see www.miserbros.com for all four of my books on Rankin/Bass productions and other products! New Rankin/Bass documentary film is in the works!